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our white house correspondent savannah guthrie is here with us with more on this to start us off. >> reporter: as is customary in washington, when he sat down to testify, he went off script and into his comedy routine. and not everyone is laughing tonight. on capitol hill today, more evidence of why some americans think washington is a joke. the comedian stephen colbert, was billed as an expert witness on farm labor. and testified in character. >> congresswoman asked me to share my vast experience, spending one day as a migrant farm worker. i'm happy to use my celebrity to draw attention to this important complicated issue, and i certainly hope that my star power can bump this hearing all the way up to c-span 1. >> one congressman asked him to leave. >> you run your show, we run the committee. but what do you say to that, stephen? >> reporter: but the testimony went on for several uncomfortable minutes. though not every member gave him undivided attention. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and s
our white house correspondent savannah guthrie is here with us with more on this to start us off. >> reporter: as is customary in washington, when he sat down to testify, he went off script and into his comedy routine. and not everyone is laughing tonight. on capitol hill today, more evidence of why some americans think washington is a joke. the comedian stephen colbert, was billed as an expert witness on farm labor. and testified in character. >> congresswoman asked me to share my...
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she's with us from there live tonight. hey natalie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian. this ia 24-7 rescue operation with drill teams working around the clock, trying to dig tunnels to the trapped miners and officials y they're on track and making good progress for an earlier than expected rescue. nearly half mile below ground, th33 miners are trying to get on with their subterranean existence, now in itseventh week. their lifeline till now has been a ree-inch shaft bringing them delivery tubes of food, water, medicine and vitamins. ey survive on 2,500 calorie diet high in protein. to maintain some normalcy, they mimic a routine of day and night with lamps. physically, though thinner, all are reportedly in good condition. they're in good health and have no illnesses related to being under ground, says the doctor who treats them. they have been able to shower with fresh water in the mine and are even exercising with a personal trainer via a video teleconference hookup. work also keeps them busy. they've
she's with us from there live tonight. hey natalie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian. this ia 24-7 rescue operation with drill teams working around the clock, trying to dig tunnels to the trapped miners and officials y they're on track and making good progress for an earlier than expected rescue. nearly half mile below ground, th33 miners are trying to get on with their subterranean existence, now in itseventh week. their lifeline till now has been a ree-inch shaft...
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they call us wingnuts. we call us we the people. >> reporter: by helping launch unknowns like delaware's christine o'donnell to a gop senate nominati, palin has emerged as aonservative king maker. but her own path to the presidency is anything but clear. >> one thing i know. america will repudiate obama style liberalism. >> reporter: seasoned candidates like romney and huckabee have spent time wooing voters. some say her celebrity won't be enough. >> iowans expect you to make connections in iowa different than a lot of states where you can breeze in, give a speech and then check out almost like a ro star. >> reporter: experts say palin is polarizing and her political base too narrow. >> she's clearly force there but she has to broaden that appeal if she's going to run for president. >> reporter: it's a belief shared by many democrats. today, president obama enjoyed his usual saturday game of basketball and while aides insist the president isn't yet thinking about 2012, the spokesman is happy to assert that
they call us wingnuts. we call us we the people. >> reporter: by helping launch unknowns like delaware's christine o'donnell to a gop senate nominati, palin has emerged as aonservative king maker. but her own path to the presidency is anything but clear. >> one thing i know. america will repudiate obama style liberalism. >> reporter: seasoned candidates like romney and huckabee have spent time wooing voters. some say her celebrity won't be enough. >> iowans expect you to...
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it's an incredible sight to see, and we have a long night ahead of us. we dealt with the front side and will see the bottom side of this. you can see it on the satellite, this large red blob to the south is yet to come. during the day today we got a chance to take pictures of these waves. ner huge and mass sxif that's what igor will be most noted for. we have no idea about the kind of damage both structural and to the trees on the island, but we know this island was ready to take on a category 3. they'll deal with a category 1 for the next 12 hours or so. we'll keep you posted as long as we can here, lester. back to you. >> be careful, my friend. jim can to her in bermuda tonight. >>> five long months after the bp oil disaster began the man in charge of federal response today declared the blown-out oil well dead, sealed up. as for the recovery, president obama said we will work closely with the people of the gulf to rebuild their livelihoods and restore the environment that supports them. nbc's chief environmental fairs correspondent anne thompson has be
it's an incredible sight to see, and we have a long night ahead of us. we dealt with the front side and will see the bottom side of this. you can see it on the satellite, this large red blob to the south is yet to come. during the day today we got a chance to take pictures of these waves. ner huge and mass sxif that's what igor will be most noted for. we have no idea about the kind of damage both structural and to the trees on the island, but we know this island was ready to take on a category...
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to hurt us. to hurt the movement. i believe that about ernest. >> reporter: the works of ernest withverse been in high demand in for decades at museums and galleries around the country including this here in lachblt in fact, the museum is set to open in memphis. the allegations are a blow to withers' family, fearful they could stain his legacy. >> he left images that are in our minds giving us a true picture of what took place. and to say that he betrayed african-americans is a false statement. >> reporter: images of the country's troubled history and man behind them, drawing new headlines decades later. ron mott, nbc news, atlanta. >>> and that's our broadcast on a tuesday evening. thank you as always for being here with us, i'm brian williams, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lo
to hurt us. to hurt the movement. i believe that about ernest. >> reporter: the works of ernest withverse been in high demand in for decades at museums and galleries around the country including this here in lachblt in fact, the museum is set to open in memphis. the allegations are a blow to withers' family, fearful they could stain his legacy. >> he left images that are in our minds giving us a true picture of what took place. and to say that he betrayed african-americans is a...
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for us, that is our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we sure hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> governor schwarzenegger tours the san bruno neighborhood burned down by a pipeline explosion. as we hear accusations that pg&e raised money to fix the pipe but never did. good evening, i'm tom sinkovitz. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. it was a somber homecoming today for people who lived in that blast zone. they were allowed to finally go back into what's left of their homes to try to collect anything
for us, that is our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we sure hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> governor schwarzenegger tours the san bruno neighborhood burned down by a pipeline explosion. as we hear accusations that pg&e raised money to fix the pipe but never did. good evening, i'm tom sinkovitz. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. it was a somber homecoming today...
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for us, that is our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we sure hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night. everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. there's a big difference between fees and taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same.
for us, that is our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we sure hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night. everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. there's a big difference between fees and taxes. fees...
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for us, that is our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we sure hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night. see you bac here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com think like a fashionista. shop like a maxxinista.
for us, that is our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we sure hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night. see you bac here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com think like a fashionista. shop like a maxxinista.